He says NO! in thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes. – Herman Melville
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges. – Herman Melville

He says NO! in thunder; but the Devil himself cannot make him say yes. – Herman Melville
Truth uncompromisingly told will always have its ragged edges. – Herman Melville
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. – Herman Melville
Stripped of the cunning artifices of the tailor, and standing forth in the garb of Eden – what a sorry set of round-shouldered, spindle-shanked, crane-necked varlets would civilized men appear! – Herman Melville